In this age of digital music, file sharing, downloading etc, coupled with the inescapable fact that the recession is biting all businesses, we are gradually seeing more and more record shops sadly disappear, from local independent stores to major music outlets. For those of us that remember the excitement of awaiting a release and queueing up to buy it with a bunch of other like-minded folk, this is a pretty sad state of affairs.

With their upcoming album release ‘Ignore The Ignorant’ – Sunday 6th September, The Cribs are hoping they can incentivise people to go out and show support for their local record shops once again.

In a move that is somewhat novel and one that hasn’t been done before, The Cribs will be releasing a special, exclusive regional version of the album, which will only be made available to record shops in the localities of the 4 band members, namely Yorkshire, Lancashire, and Portland, Oregon (USA).

This special version of the album aka the ‘Roses Edition’, will include the ‘Ignore The Ignorant’ album in special packaging, as well as a full 20 song live CD – ‘Live at The Ritz’ – recorded at Manchester’s Ritz during the band’s two night stand there last February, AND a DVD featuring ‘Secrets Saved: A Visual Record’ – a 45 minute documentary on the making of the album directed by Patrick Stanton (’Leave Too Neat’, ‘Live at the Brudenell Social Club’) and Ryan Jarman’s 30 minute silent movie ‘The Serpent and the Peach’…….all for the price of a regular CD album!!!

As previously reported this version of the album will ONLY be available from record shops in Yorkshire, Lancashire, and Portland…so support these local stores and buy the ‘Roses Edition’ (plus, it’s a pretty good deal..)

Don’t worry if you live outside these areas, you can also order them from these good independent northern stores

Yorkshire – www.normanrecords.com

Lancashire – www.townsend-records.co.uk

Portland – www.jackpotrecords.com